Power, Trust and Change: Refugee Leaders in Dialogue with UNHCR Candidates

The appointment of the next UN High Commissioner for Refugees will shape the future of protection and solutions for millions worldwide.

For the first time in history, refugee advocates, working in collaboration with foundations, INGOs, academia, and policy thought leaders, convened the UNHCR candidates for powerful series of dialogues at R-Space in New York and Geneva.

Dialogue I: New York, September 25

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Dialogue II: Geneva, October 31

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About R-Space

R-Space is a refugee-led forum designed for critical dialogue that shifts away from state-centric conversations toward solutions driven by impacted communities. It brings lived experience into policy rooms and pushes past tokenism toward real influence and co-governance.